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Argyroxiphium sandwicense
(redirected from Haleakala Silversword)

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Noun1.Argyroxiphium sandwicense - low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stemArgyroxiphium sandwicense - low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem
silversword
Argyroxiphium, genus Argyroxiphium - small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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In Hawaii, feral goats have degraded habitats, increased erosion, promoted the invasion of alien plants and threatened endangered indigenous plant species like the Haleakala silversword and Mann's bluegrass.
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In Hawaii, feral goats have degraded habitats, increased erosion, promoted the invasion of alien plants and threatened endangered indigenous plant species like the Haleakala silversword and Mann's bluegrass.
Goat power: the ups and downs of using goats to control fires by Starin, Dawn / E
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